NCCBC Facilities and Youth One-off Funding 2022-23

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GRANTS TO THIRD SECTOR ORGANISATIONS TO HELP WITH POST-PANDEMIC RECOVERY

At their meeting on 9th February 2022 NCCBC Directors agreed in principle to implement a programme to provide partially restricted one-off grants in 2022 to assist with recovery of community facilities post covid. It was aimed firstly at voluntary organisations and social enterprises based in North Carrick who:                                                                                                      

  1. Lease or own property and/or have responsibility for the running costs of premises
  2. Experienced and can demonstrate significant strain caused by the pandemic

Organisations that received grants would be required to submit bank statements within 1 year showing which items of running costs (e.g., staff costs, maintenance costs, utilities) or which new equipment costs had been met from the grant funding. Exclusions for use of the funds would be to pay existing loans secured or unsecured, and payments for hospitality or purchases of alcohol.

In addition to the above, and in recognition of the forthcoming Strategy for Youth, it was agreed that youth organisations would also be given post-covid kick-start support. NCCBC Directors noted that some of these organisations would receive grants from the Locality Planning Group. It was agreed that NCCBC’s grants would be used to top-up all of the organisations so that, in total, they receive grants of £2,500.

We are pleased to report that organisations across North Carrick have now benefitted from this funding, alongside the funding from the Locality Planning Group to help return to pre-covid activities! We look forward to hearing more about how this funding has helped groups and clubs to restart and venues to reopen their doors to the community. 

The following youth groups from across the area have benefited:

Dunure Youth Club (Also receiving £500 from LPG)

Maybole P7 Youth Club (Also receiving £500 from LPG)

Carrick Centre Youth Club (Also receiving £500 from LPG)

Scouts/Beavers (Also receiving £500 from LPG)

Carrick Rugby Youth

Maybole Juniors 2013 (Also receiving £1,000 from LPG)

KKCG Youth Club – including Minishant (Also receiving £1,000 from LPG)

Girlguiding – North Carrick area (Also receiving £1,000 from LPG)

 

The following organisations with premises have also benefited:

Carrick Coastal Rowing Club

Carrick Community Leisure Group

Carrick Rugby Youth

Crosshill Bowling Club

Kennedy Hall and Park Committee

Kirkmichael Bowling Club

Kirkmichael Village Renaissance (Shop and McCosh Hall)

Kirkoswald Church Hall

Maidens Bowling Club

Maidens Church Hall

Maybole Bowling Club

Maybole Charity Shop

Maybole Juniors Football Club

Maybole Memorial Park Bowling Club

Maybole Pigeon Club

North Carrick Sports Hub (The Glebe)

St Cuthbert’s Church Hall

St Oswald’s Church Hall

Straiton Village Co-operative

The Carrick Centre

 

Photo: NCCBC Directors and Managers with the Post Covid Recovery Funding Cheque – a total of £96,000 was allocated for this project

FOUNDATIONS FOR RECOVERY ROADSHOW

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NOTICE – CHANGE OF LOCATION – FRIDAY 10TH JUNE

Due to the winds and forecast bad weather for this afternoon I have arranged access to the Church at Straiton!

 

We are touring the area to give all the North Carrick communities a chance to see and give ideas on the major projects proposed for the area! Come along to see architectural drawings, plans and proposals, speak to our consultants and ask questions! We will be in each location for a couple of hours – please pop by and say hello! We will also have the content available to view here soon!

Kirkmichael– 31st May @ Bolestyle Crescent 2.30pm, then McCosh Hall from 5pm

Minishant & Kirkoswald– 1st June – POSTPONED

Maidens– 2nd June @ Harbour Car Park 2.30pm

Dunure– 2nd June @ Kennedy Park – from 5pm

Crosshill– 7th June @ Milton Street 2.30pm

Maybole– 9th June @ Carrick Academy at Lunch, then Abbot Street from 2.30pm

Straiton– 10th June @ Straiton Trails Car Park from 3pm

SURVEY!

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SURVEY!

North Carrick communities, the North Carrick Community Benefit Company (NCCBC) has secured funding to support projects and ideas that are important to you. Be part of the process and have your voice heard by completing this survey: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/North_Carrick_Survey.
 
NCCBC, in partnership with South Ayrshire Council, have secured funding for the Foundations for Recovery initiative. The projects being explored fall under 3 categories: heritage & culture, buildings & assets, and learning & jobs.
 
You can learn more and support the work by visiting the NCCBC website: https://nccbc.org.uk/foundations-for-recovery/ and filling in the survey.

Maybole Regeneration Kicks Up a Gear!

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Maybole Regeneration Project Updates!

The Maybole Regeneration Project is beginning to pick up momentum with the Town Hall refurbishment scheme to start just after the local elections in early May, the Charity Shop being out to tender and a new grant scheme for shop front improvements set to start in April 22nd. The town centre will soon be very busy with works. The Maybole Active Travel High Street Scheme , subject to funders approval for summer 2022 tender with works planning to start  towards end of summer. We will be working with businesses to minimise disruption during the construction phase which will be up to 14 months. The scheme to bring Maybole Castle back into use is also looking to start in the summer and with the bypass now open schemes on the High Street can now accelerate.  Our Activities and Training programme continues to grow with over 350 people having been engaged in various projects and further training offered to local contractors – see below for more information. We hope to finally open our project office by Spring making the team will be available to meet and discuss the project and its programmes. Please do visit our Facebook and Twitter pages for up to date news on progress.

Small Grants Scheme

The small grant scheme continues to progress with many of our overall building and shopfront schemes now in development. Our small grants scheme has also now been complimented by the Ambition Shopfront Scheme which has supported 11 business owners in making improvements to their premises such as repairs, decoration and signage.

We hope that another round of this funding is available again next year to build on the improvements that business owners have been able to make to their premises.

Activities and Training Programme

With life getting back to some semblance of normality- the Activities Programme has suddenly taken a leap forward. It is going to be a very busy time ahead, with lots of projects going live over the year! Recently, we have had lots of activities with schools and an increasing online presence, including our evening talks. We are really looking forward to hosting some great fun events that everyone can enjoy in venues all over town such as Goudies, The Carrick Centre, The Library, Town Hall and St Oswald’s Church as well as our lovely outdoor spaces.

Heritage Day

Date for your diary Saturday 14th May 2022 11am-2pm at the Glebe Park!

See Robert the Bruce amass his Troops for battle- live performance by History Matters – Lots of stalls and free activities!

Maybole Coat of Arms

The team were very pleased to be presented with this regal cast of Maybole’s Coat of Arms from Simon Glendenning of Carrick History Society. The beautiful piece was kindly donated by Maybole Historical Society. It will be restored and incorporated into the restoration of Maybole Town Hall.

Christmas Card Competition

All nine North Carrick Primary Schools participated in a Christmas Card design contest where young people had to design a card based on a Town Scape. The team were blown away by the talent from all schools. The winning card was used in real life by the project and was designed by Kayley from Minishant Primary School. The cards were all displayed in the windows of the former Charity Shop in the High Street.

Scavenger Hunt

Please see Family Scavenger Hunt on What’s On Page This was created to support Mental Health Week and was run as an activity at North Carrick Schools. The competition will remain open until the 19th April with the chance to win a family ticket to Heads of Ayr Farm Park and anyone can take part.

Evening Talks

Throughout the cold winter months, we have been running a series of online evening talks on Heritage and local History by our friends Denis Reid and History Matters. Watch out on our Social Media Pages for our Spring Programme.

Mapping and Recording Partnership Project

Working in Partnership with the newly formed Carrick History Society, we are running a research project looking at how transport links (such as the railway and A77) have changed and shaped the growth and development of Maybole. This will form an exhibition at Maybole Library.

Contractors Training

We are running a course on Rendering and Harling with Lime at the Scottish Lime Centre on 3rd and 4th May aimed at local contractors. We have prepared a full training guide for 2022 which can be found on our website or email coral.mcmillan@south-ayrshire.gov.uk  to discuss training.

Artist in Residence

Project Artist, Cate Ross, has been establishing workshops in different locations in Maybole. There is a Creative Community Art Session on the last Wednesday of each month in Maybole library from next month there will also be an evening session in St Oswald’s Church.. To book a space email coral.mcmillan@south-ayrshire.gov.uk. Cate has also been working with groups in the North Carrick Schools, Groups with Additional Support Needs, Family Groups and Secondary School groups. Any community groups wishing Cate’s input should send a very brief proposal to Coral (email address above).

Get in Touch!

You can get in touch by, phone, email or social media!

Tel; 01292 559031

email: mayboleregen@south-ayrshire.gov.uk

facebook.com/mayboleregen

twitter.com/mayboleregen

What’s Maybole to YOU? Survey!

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NCCBC SURVEY – What’s Maybole to YOU?

Thank you so much to everyone who has told us about how they use Maybole so far!

If you haven’t yet, don’t worry – there’s still time to fill in our quick survey about how you use Maybole.

We are particularly keen to hear from residents of Turnberry, Maidens, Kirkoswald and Dunure – we haven’t had many responses from these areas so far and want to make sure that the data we collect is representative. We are aware that many residents may use Girvan or Ayr’s amenities rather than Maybole, but we want to confirm this and hear more about the reasons why.

Please share the link below with your friends in these areas!

3 Minute Survey: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/LBXLJ8Y

 

NCCBC is always looking for new members!

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📍 Maybole & North Carrick Residents! 📍

NCCBC is a membership organisation that has around £300,000 available to spend on improvements in North Carrick each year. The company is set up to administer grant funding from renewable energy sources and any other source that fits with the company and its charitable status. 

The company and its provision of funding covers the whole of North Carrick and the 5 community council areas within that area. These consist of Crosshill, Straiton and Kirkmichael as 1, Kirkoswald, Maidens and Turnberry as 1 and then Dunure and Minishant and Maybole as the other 3 areas.

Why not get involved? Become a member of NCCBC.
Join NCCBC and have your say on future improvements to your area!
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An exciting New Year for North Carrick!

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Happy New Year from all at NCCBC!

 

We can’t wait to share more exciting plans and developments we have lined up for 2022. 

We are very excited to be progressing with ‘Foundations for Recovery’ amongst many other NCCBC and joint funded initiatives. 

Find out more about Foundations for Recovery here!

Watch this space for more significant improvements and investments in North Carrick! 

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Volunteers’ Week in North Carrick!

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#VolunteersWeekScot

VASA said: ”An amazing army of volunteers were honoured this week for their tireless work throughout the Covid pandemic.
”To celebrate national Volunteers’ Week, VASA hosted three outdoor awards events – one in Kirkmichael and two at Rozelle in Ayr, to say ‘thank you’ to the local heroes who have stepped up to support people in communities across South Ayrshire.
Over the three events, 286 volunteers were treated to afternoon tea on the lawn, entertainment and a huge round of applause as their names were read out in a roll of honour.
”Paying tribute to the award winners, Marie Oliver, Chief Executive Officer of VASA, said: “The South Ayrshire Volunteer Awards are a chance for us to say a very big thank you to the people who give their time so generously to help others, and this past year has highlighted more than ever just how valuable their contribution is.
“Volunteers have been vital in supporting their communities through the pandemic and it is no exaggeration to say that we couldn’t have got through it without them.
“From delivering food and prescriptions to befriending calls and checking on the vulnerable and isolated, each one of our local volunteers has made a real difference and we hope these awards let them know how much they are appreciated.”
Congratulations to all our amazing North Carrick Volunteers!

List of Home Delivery Suppliers – North Carrick Community Resilience – Isolation Support Project

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Please find below a link to our PDF list of local delivery providers in the area. This could be useful for anyone who may be in the shielding criteria or in self isolation in the coming weeks.

The list covers groceries, meals, hardware and fuel providers in the area as well as some other useful numbers. If you know of anyone who would benefit from a paper copy of this list please contact Claire via email: northcarrickresilience@outlook.com

For more information about the Isolation Support Project please see the Facebook page here.  

View the list here: 22 Jan 2021 Suppliers

Maybole juniors

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